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G'day there!
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Today we're going on a wild ride with some of the coolest creatures on the planet.
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Elephants!
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These gentle giants are the largest land animals on earth.
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As mammals elephants give birth to live young which already weigh over 100 kilograms The newborns feed on their mother's milk
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As adults they can weigh up to six tons That's like having ten small cars strapped to your back Being so heavy,
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elephants need a strong skeleton of bone for support.
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Like humans, they also have well developed internal organs and body systems too.
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And check out those trunks!
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Elephants use them to breathe, smell, drink water and even pick up objects from giant logs to small peanuts.
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Speaking of peanuts, elephants are herbivores, which means they only eat plants with a diet made up of mostly leaves and fruits.
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They can munch on up to 100 kilograms of food every day, which is about 70,000 calories.
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That's more calories than you consume in a whole month.
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Elephants also need plenty of water, drinking around 200 litres a day.
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But it's not all about food and sleep for these awesome animals.
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They love to play too.
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Elephants can swim and even use their trunks as snorkels.
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And when it's time to cool off, they roll around in the mud like it's a giant spa day.
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Elephants are social and highly intelligent animals that exhibit complex behaviours and communication skills.
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They form strong family bonds and live in multi-generational groups called herds.
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Elephants use a variety of sounds such as trumpets, rumbles and growls to communicate with each other over long distances.
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They can also communicate through their senses of touch, sight and smell.
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Elephants have excellent long-term memories and can remember locations of water sources and food.
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Elephants demonstrate cooperation and teamwork in various situations, such as protecting their young,
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defending their territory and working together to find food or water.
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So there you have it folks, elephants are definitely one of the coolest animals out there.
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We hope you had a blast learning about them with us today.
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See you on the wild side!
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B1 se basa en el vídeo “Gentle Giants – All About Elephants”. Las palabras que más se repiten: elephants, animals, giant. Este vídeo tiene 29 frases y 357 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 3:47. El hablante habla despacio, unas 94 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. Solo el 79 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| elephant sustantivo | /ˈɛlɪfənt/ | elefante |
| kilogram sustantivo | /ˈkɪləɡɹæm/ | kilogramo, quilogramo |
| calorie sustantivo | /ˈkæləɹi/ | caloría |
| peanut sustantivo | /ˈpiˌnʌt/ | maní, cacahuate |
| weigh verbo | /weɪ/ | pesar |
| trunk sustantivo | /tɹʌŋk/ | tronco, cepa |
| generational adjetivo | generacional | |
| herbivore sustantivo | /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ | herbívoro |
| mammal sustantivo | /ˈmæməl/ | mamífero |
| rumble sustantivo | /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/ | pelea callejera, riña |
| snorkel sustantivo | tubo de buceo, snorkel | |
| teamwork sustantivo | trabajo en equipo | |
| litre sustantivo | /ˈli.tɚ/ | litro |
| trumpet sustantivo | /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/ | trompeta |
| newborn sustantivo | recién nacido, neonato |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| check out verbo | investigar, chequear |
| pick up verbo | coger, asir |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | herbivores, which means · day, which is |
| Superlativos the -est / the most … — lo más alto o lo más bajo de un grupo | the coolest · the largest |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/, cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: strap /stɹæp/, skeleton /ˈskɛlətən/, swim /swɪm/
- /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: gentle /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩/, intelligent /ɪnˈtɛlɪd͡ʒənt/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como elephant, kilogram, calorie.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.